About Figure SkatingGet the latest headlines from the About.com Figure Skating GuideSite.Kathy Johnson - Modern Dance Teacher to Elite Figure Skaters- June 30, 2008 Juilliard School graduate and modern dance teacher Kathy Johnson coaches some of the world's best figure skaters. Her goal is to help ice skaters be the best they...http://figureskating.about.com/b/a/000458.htm Figure Skating Tragedies 2008- June 28, 2008 Only half of 2008 has passed, but so far, it has been a sad year in the ice skating world. In this past week, two great men...http://figureskating.about.com/b/a/000455.htm Figure Skaters and Hollywood Professional School- June 26, 2008 Roy Wagelein, one of U.S. Figure Skating's past Olympians, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. He was a graduate of the famous Hollywood Professional School, a private...http://figureskating.about.com/b/a/000454.htm Olympic Figure Skater Roy Wagelein Found Dead- June 25, 2008 I just was informed that 1968 Olympian, Roy Wagelein, was found dead in his home today. No details were given. Wagelein was a tremendous pair skater. He...http://figureskating.about.com/b/a/000453.htm Janet Lynn's Speech - "From Whence Comes the Joy of Figure Skating"- June 23, 2008 Figure skating legend, Janet Lynn, sent me the full transcript of the controversial speech she gave at the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Governing Council Dinner on May 2, 2008. ...http://figureskating.about.com/b/a/000451.htm Is the Figure Skating World a Bit Like the World of Harry Potter- June 21, 2008 Sometimes I feel that the figure skating world is something like Harry Potter's parallel universe. Harry spends his summers with his relatives who don't understand or like the...http://figureskating.about.com/b/a/000450.htm The Sociology of Ice Dancers- June 19, 2008 My mother received a Masters Degree in sociology after she became a grandmother. After years of learning about the world of figure skating from a parent's point of view,...http://figureskating.about.com/b/a/000449.htm Compulsory Ice Dance and Original Dance May Become "Combination Dance"- June 16, 2008 The 2008 International Skating Union Congress will consider a proposal that concerns the format of ice dancing events. In the proposal, the compulsory dance and original dance portions of ice dance...http://figureskating.about.com/b/a/000448.htm Olympic Pair Skating Champion Aleksandr Zaitsev Visits the U.S.- June 14, 2008 Irina Rodnina and Aleksandr Zaitsev won two Olympic titles and six world championships. In fact, they won every single figure skating competition they entered. It's been many years...http://figureskating.about.com/b/a/000447.htm Do You Like the New Figure Skating Judging System- June 12, 2008 The IJS Figure Skating Judging System is a new judging...http://figureskating.about.com/b/a/000446.htm |